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Ministry of Minority Affairs
Property Of Waqf Board
The Ministry of Minority Affairs implements the scheme namely Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati Scheme  through the Central Waqf Council  which is a statutory body under the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Under this scheme, a dedicated online portal has been developed. This dedicated online portal is the Waqf Assets Management System of India  for computerization, digitization of records of Waqf properties and Geographic Information System  mapping of Waqf properties to prevent encroachment. The Waqf property details on WAMSI have been entered by the respective State Waqf Boards . Upto the month of December, 2022, a total of 8,65,646 Waqf immovable properties and 3,53,850 GIS Mapping of Waqf properties have been entered on WAMSI portal.
As per Section 40 of the Waqf Act 1995  the State Waqf Board is empowered to decide any question which arises as to whether a particular property is a Waqf property or not or whether a Waqf is a Sunni Waqf or a Shia Waqf. The Board, after duly considering such cause as may be shown in pursuance of notice and after making an inquiry as it may deem fit, decides the case. The decision of the Board on a question under the said provision shall, unless revoked or modified by the Tribunal, be final.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
President’s Medals to Fire Service, Home Guards and Civil Defence personnel for 2019 Announced
86 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals on the occasion of the Republic Day this year. Of these, President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry have been awarded to 15 personnel, Fire Service Medal for Gallantry have been awarded to 14 personnel, President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service to 07 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service to 50 personnel.
58 personnel have also been awarded Home Guard & Civil Defence Medals on the occasion of the Republic Day this year. Of these, President’s HG & CD Medal for Distinguished Service have been awarded to 08 personnel and HG & CD Medal for Meritorious Service to 50 personnel.
The list of Fire Service Medals and Home Guards & Civil Defence Medals awardees are enclosed as Annexure below :
Click here for Annexure:
Ministry of Culture
A team of journalists representing the state of Punjab on a ‘Press Tour’ to Andhra Pradesh have successfully completed their week-long tour under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ 
The team winded up their tour with a visit to Sri City where they interacted with AGM  Shri Hari and PRO Shri Ravindranath where they were briefed on manufacturing of mobile phones by Mi and wheel chairs by Vermeiren a Belgium company with 95% of its products being exported. All the manufacturing units are functioning under ‘Make in India’ programme.
The ‘Press Tour’ by a team of journalists from Punjab has been conceived to enhance interaction and promote on mutual understanding between people of different states of varied cultures and traditions. Every state is paired with another state under EBSB and Andhra Pradesh is paired with Punjab.
The week-long tour of journalists began on 1st September with a visit to Naval Dockyard where they were briefed by Admiral  Sanjay Sadhu about the achievements of the dockyard.
Later in the day the team met Visakhapatnam City Mayor Smt. GHV Kumari and Municipal Commissioner Shri G. Lakshmisha and were briefed on the achievements of the corporation under Swachh Bharat Mission. The Commissioner said that with public cooperation, the municipal corporation was successfully able to stop single use plastic bags and other material besides keeping the beaches garbage free.
The Commissioner further added that sewerage water after treatment by the corporation is being supplied for industrial use generating about Rs 4.07 crore monthly revenue.
The team of journalists interacted with ITDA Project Officer Shri Gopala Krishna Ronanki in Paderu who briefed them on various developmental projects being run for providing better living to tribal population in their own habitats. He said MGNREGA is playing a pivotal role in giving them livelihood.
On Day-3, the journalists were also apprised of the new projects taken up by Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation . Assistant Director, Capacity Building, Dr. Lajwanti Naidu along with Deputy CEO Shri V. Ramudu and General Manager administration & marketing Shri Bhawani Prasad briefed about Blue Economy project under which the APTDC is establishing hotels and other facilities to attract tourists. They also apprised the journalists about Govt of India's Prasad Project and Swadesh Darshan projects.
The team visited Kondapalli village and interacted with the family of state award winner artisan Shri K. Venkatachari to know the origin of Kondapalli Toys. They also visited Kondapalli Fort where the representatives of Archeological Survey of India briefed the journalists on the developmental work taken up by the ASI especially of launching of Kondapalli App.
The group left for Punjab on Tuesday after a brief halt at Sri Kalahasti. APTDC coordinated the visit of journalists from Punjab organised by Press Information Bureau, Chandigarh.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Sports Authority of India integrates Khelo India games certificates with DigiLocker
For the first time ever, the Sports Authority of India has integrated Khelo India Games Certificates with DigiLocker, thus allowing Athletes, Support Staff, Technical Officers, Chef de Missions, Competition Manager etc. to access their Khelo India Certificates through the digital platform.
The Khelo India Games participating athletes and other stakeholders will now be able to access their certificates of merit and participation from the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 in Madhya Pradesh onwards.
DigiLocker is a flagship initiative of Ministry of Electronics & IT  under Digital India Programme. A secure cloud-based platform for storage, it enables for easy sharing and verification of documents & certificates. It aims at 'Digital Empowerment' of citizen by providing access to authentic digital documents to citizen's digital document wallet.
Integration with DigiLocker will allow athletes and stakeholders to access their Digitally Verified Khelo India Certificates with one Click, anytime and anywhere. It would enable access to authentic Certificates, legally at par with Originals. It would also allow for online sharing of Certificates with consent. It would also provide for real time verification of Certificates, as different stakeholders can directly verify the data after obtaining consent of the Certificate holder.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
444 LMT wheat procurement estimated in RMS 2022-23
42.92 LMT rice  procurement estimated in current KMS 2021-22
Secretary, Food and Public Distribution chaired meeting with State Food Secretaries and FCI
Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution , under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, chaired a meeting of State Food Secretaries and Food Corporation of India  through Video Conference here today, to discuss the procurement arrangements for ensuing Rabi Marketing Season  2022-23 and Rabi crop of Kharif Marketing Season  2021-22.
A quantity of 444 LMT wheat has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming RMS 2022-23, which is more than procurement estimate of previous year RMS 2021-22.
Also, a quantity of 42.92 LMT rice  has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming rabi crop of current KMS 2021-22 from seven rice  procuring States. Estimate of procurement of rice  from State Governments of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana is awaited.
During the meeting, promotion of coarse grains, implementation of minimum threshold parameters for online procurement operations, supply of jute bags & packaging material, storage space, improving efficiency & transparency in procurement operations and online settlement of food subsidy claims were also discussed.
Annexure
State-wise PROCUREMENT ESTIMATE of Wheat during RMS 2022-23
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S.No.
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State
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Procurement Estimate
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1.
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Punjab
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132.00
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2.
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Madhya Pradesh
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129.00
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3.
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Haryana
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85.00
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4.
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Uttar Pradesh
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60.00
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5.
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Rajasthan
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23.00
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6.
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Bihar
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10.00
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7.
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Uttarakhand
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2.20
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8.
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Gujarat
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2.00
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9.
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Himachal Pradesh
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0.27
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10.
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Jammu & Kashmir
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0.35
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11.
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Delhi
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0.18
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Total
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444
State-wise PROCUREMENT ESTIMATE of Rice against the Rabi crop during KMS 2021-22
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Sl. No.
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State
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Procurement Estimate
In terms of rice
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1.
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Andhra Pradesh
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25.00
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2.
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Odisha
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10.00
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3.
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West Bengal
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3.00
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4.
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Kerala
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2.55
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5.
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Assam
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2.00
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6.
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Tripura
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0.25
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7.
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Karnataka
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0.12
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8.
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Telangana
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Awaited
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9.
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Tamil Nadu
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Awaited
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10
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Maharashtra
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Awaited
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Total
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42.92
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
COVID-19 Fact Check Unit Comes into Operation
It has been decided to constitute a COVID-19 Fact Check Unit  in the Press Information Bureau  under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. The unit has become operational from today. It will receive messages by email at pibfactcheck[at]gmail[dot]com to send response in a defined time-frame. The official version of any news on COVID-19 can be obtained from the Unit.
The unit is headed by Shri Nitin Wakankar, DG, PIB.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives due to car washed away in Nainital
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a car washed away in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
The Prime Minister's Office tweeted;
"Pained by the tragedy in Nainital district, where a car was washed away. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. Rescue operations are underway to assist those who are trapped: PM"
Ministry of Defence
Indian Coast Guard apprehends Pakistani boat with 30 kgs of heroin off Jakhau, Gujarat
In a joint intelligence-based operation with ATS Gujarat, a Pakistani boat ‘NUH’ has been apprehended by Indian Coast Guard  off Jakhau, Gujarat with 30 kgs of heroin. Eight Pakistani nationals have also been arrested from the boat.
An input was received on April 13, 2021 regarding suspected narcotics trafficking by Pak boat off Indo-Pak notional international maritime boundary line . Upon receiving the input, a coordinated operation was jointly launched by ICG and ATS Gujarat.
The fast interceptor boat of ICG with ATS officials was deployed to intercept the suspected Pak boat. On the midnight of April 14-15, 2021, the suspected Pak boat was sighted inside Indian waters and intercepted by ICG. On boarding and rummaging, about 30 packets of Heroin weighing approximately one kg each were recovered from the boat. The value of seized narcotics in international market is estimated to be around Rs 300 crore. Preliminary investigations revealed that the consignment being smuggled was destined for landing on Gujarat shore. The boat along with eight Pakistani crew is being escorted to Jakhau for further search and joint investigation.
It may be recalled that on March 18, 2021, ICG had apprehended SLB Ravihansi with about 300 kgs of heroin, five AK-47 rifles and 1,000 rounds of ammunition off Lakshadweep Island, which was suspected to have originated from Makran coast. Prior to this, ICG had successfully apprehended SLB Akarsha Duwa which admitted of carrying 200 kgs of high-grade Heroin and 60 kgs Hashish and jettisoning it at sea on sighting of ICG ships on patrol.
In the past one year, ICG has successfully seized more than 1.6 tons of narcotics worth approximately Rs 5,200 crore.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
189.41 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at 19,137
Active cases stand at 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
2,911 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
4,25,41,887
2,568 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
83.86 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,19,552 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
PIB Headquarters
As part of the CSIR Foundation Day Celebrations, CSIR-SERC and CSRI-CLRI is open for public Tomorrow
As part of the CSIR Foundation Day Celebrations, CSIR- Structural Engineering Research Centre  and CSIR – Central Leather Research Institute  is open to public tomorrow, the 26th September 2018.
The main objective of the event is to provide the glimpse of R&D activities of both these institutes to the general public and school as well as college student community to enhance the scientific temper and enhance the awareness in recent developments in the field of Science & Techonology.
The scientists will be interacting with the visitors and will demonstrate their research findings in both the venues. Apart from those scientific activities such as demonstrations in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Leather Processing & Leather products, lab visits, interactive sessions and exhibitions will be held involving students and general public at CSIR-SERC institute and CSIR-CLRI institute.
Industries, faculties and students from IIT, Anna University and affiliated engineering college students from across the state will also be visiting to get to know the latest developments at CSIR-SERC and CSIR-CLRI
Ministry of Finance
1,11,619 loans amounting to Rs. 24,985.27 crore extended under Stand Up India Scheme since inception
The objective of the Stand Up India Scheme is to facilitate loans from Scheduled Commercial Banks  of value between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs.1 Crore to at least one Scheduled Caste  or Scheduled Tribe  borrower and one woman borrower per bank branch for setting up a greenfield enterprise in manufacturing, services or trading sector.
This was stated by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Giving more details, the Minister stated that as on 02.03.2021, a total of 1,11,619 loans amounting to Rs. 24,985.27 crore have been extended under the Scheme since inception.
Pursuant to an announcement made in the Finance Minister’s Budget Speech for F.Y.2021-22, the margin money requirement for loans under this has been reduced from ‘upto 25%’ to ‘upto 15%’ and activities allied to agriculture have been included in the Scheme, the Minister stated.
The Minister further stated that the Government has taken various steps towards effective implementation of the Scheme. These, inter alia, include provision for submission for online applications by potential borrowers through an online portal , handholding support, intensive publicity campaign, simplified loan application form, Credit Guarantee Scheme, campaign for target group through dedicated weekly programmes etc.
Ministry of Finance
Overseas investment rules and regulations notified
Another step towards Ease of Doing Business
In line with the amendment in the Foreign Exchange Management Act 2015, Outward Investments Rules have been framed by the Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank. Presently, the overseas investment by a person resident in India is governed by the Foreign Exchange Management  Regulations, 2004 and the Foreign Exchange Management  Regulations, 2015.
The Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank undertook a comprehensive exercise to simplify these regulations. Draft Foreign Exchange Management  Rules and draft Foreign Exchange Management  Regulations were also put in the public domain for consultations. Extant regulations pertaining to Overseas Investments and Acquisition and Transfer of Immovable Property Outside India have been subsumed within these rules and regulations.
In view of the evolving needs of businesses in India, in an increasingly integrated global market, there is need of Indian corporates to be part of global value chain. The revised regulatory framework for overseas investment provides for simplification of the existing framework for overseas investment and has been aligned with the current business and economic dynamics. Clarity on Overseas Direct Investment and Overseas Portfolio Investment has been brought in and various overseas investment related transactions that were earlier under approval route are now under automatic route, significantly enhancing "Ease of Doing Business".
Overseas Investment Rules and Regulations, 2022 can be accessed at:
https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/238239.pdf
https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2022/238242.pdf
Ministry of Rural Development
DAY-NRLM, MoRD organized “Udyamita Pakhwara” from 1st to 15th July, 2022
During the fortnight, over 1,400 awareness camps on enterprise promotion and various schemes related to rural entrepreneurship organized, 3,512 business plans prepared
Rs. 11.91 Crore dispersed towards the Community Enterprise Fund to enterprises through Community Institutions, Rs. 10.8 Crore released to SHGs under PMFME for Seed Capital support
In the 75th year of India’s Independence, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” is being celebrated by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. Under this, Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission  of the Ministry of Rural Development organized “Udyamita Pakhwara” across the Country from 1st to 15th July, 2022. Secretary  inaugurated the Pakhwara virtually on 1st July, 2022. Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industry, Chairman IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, representatives from State Bank of India and SMDs/CEOs of SRLMs along with their teams participated in the event. The objective of this Udyamita Pakhwara was to highlight the importance of enterprise growth and entrepreneurship development under non-farm livelihoods in rural areas across the country. A series of activities under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme , One Stop Facility , Clusters, Incubators, SHG products marketing, PMFME scheme were organised in this duration across the country.
During this period, more than 1,400 awareness camps on enterprise promotion and various schemes related to rural entrepreneurship were organized. 3,512 business plans were prepared by Community Resource Persons – Enterprise Promotion  under Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme  and One Stop Facility . Further, Rs. 11.91 Crore were dispersed towards the Community Enterprise Fund  to these enterprises through Community Institutions. DAY-NRLM is also facilitating mobilization of SHG individual beneficiaries and groups for support under PMFME scheme of MoFPI. Accordingly, a total of 6753 applications were submitted to State Nodal Agencies for Seed Capital support under PMFME scheme. Further, during Udyamita Pakhwara, Rs. 10.8 Crore were released to SHGs under PMFME for Seed Capital support. Activities under Clusters and Incubators schemes were also initiated in the States. The focus on capacity building resulted in assessment and certification of 115 master CRP-EPs as per the NSQF norms.
On 15th July, 2022, a concluding workshop was organized by DAY-NRLM under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary , MoRD. In this workshop SMDs/CEOs of the States/UTs shared their experience of Udyamita Pakhwara. All the States/UTs appreciated this initiative and expressed their keen interest to continue these activities in future also, as these initiatives have generated a groundswell of support for entrepreneurship in the rural areas. Additional Secretary  appreciated the efforts of all the States/UTs in making the initiative a huge success across the Country.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal receives the First Indian Cargo Ship at the Sittwe Port
50% reduction in cost & time of transportation of goods between Kolkata and Agartala and Aizwal with the development of Sittwe Port
This will promote promote trade connectivity and people to people ties between India and Myanmar and the wider region and will help boost economic development of NE states under ‘Act East Policy’ of the Government : Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Transport & Communications Admiral Tin Aung San, of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar jointly inaugurated the Sittwe Port in Rakhine State, Myanmar today. During this event they received the first Indian Cargo ship which was flagged off from Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata.
The operationalisation of Sittwe Port would enhance bilateral and regional trade as well as contribute to the local economy of Rakhine State of Myanmar. The greater connectivity provided by the Port will lead to employment opportunities and enhanced growth prospects in the region.
In his remarks at the inauguration ceremony, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways highlighted the close historical, cultural and economic ties between India and Myanmar, particularly the Rakhine State of Myanmar. He reiterated India’s longstanding commitment towards the development and prosperity of people of Myanmar through developmental initiatives such as the Sittwe Port.
This project was conceptualized to provide an alternative connectivity of Mizoram with Haldia / Kolkata / any Indian ports through Kaladan River in Myanmar. The project envisages highway / road transport from Mizoram to Paletwa , thereafter from Paletwa to Sittwe  by Inland Water Transport  and from Sittwe to any port in India by maritime shipping. The project comprises of following segments :
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Sl.
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Stretch
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Mode
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Distance
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Haldia to Sittwe port in Myanmar
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Shipping
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539 km
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Sittwe to Paletwa 
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IWT
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158 km
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Paletwa to Indo-Myanmar Border 
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Road
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110 km
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Indo-Myanmar Border to NH.54 
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Road
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100 km
Sittwe Port has been developed as a part of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project  funded under grant in aid assistance from Government of India. Once fully operationalized the waterway and road components of KMTTP will link the East coast of India to the North-eastern states through the Sittwe port.
President's Secretariat
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed the following reallocation of portfolios amongst the members of the Union Council of Ministers:-
- during the period of indisposition of Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister; the portfolios of Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs held by him, be temporarily assigned to Shri Piyush Goyal, in addition to his existing portfolios.
- Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore be assigned the independent charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in place of Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, presently Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
- Shri S.S. Ahluwalia, Minister of State be relieved of the charge of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation and assigned the portfolio of Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
- Shri Alphons Kannanthanam, Minister of State be relieved of the charge of Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.